Parlement of Paris
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The Parlement of Paris was the oldest parlement in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 14th century. Parlements were judicial, rather than legislative, bodies and were composed of magistrates. Though
Lit de justice held by Louis XV at the Parlement of Paris in 1715
Louis XV leaving the Parlement of Paris on 12 September 1715
Remontrances du Parlement de Paris au Roy 1731
Île de la Cité
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The Île de la Cité is one of two natural islands on the Seine River in central Paris. It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the R
Parlement of Paris
…Parlement of Paris was established under Philip IV of France in 1302. The Parlement of Paris would hold sessions inside the medieval royal palace on the Île de la Cité, which today is the site of the Paris Hall of Justice. In 1589, Paris was effectively in the hands of the Catholic League. To escape, Henry IV of France…
Île de la Cité, in the centre of Paris (2014)
Aerial view of the Île de la Cité (2009)
Image of Jupiter on the Pillar of the Boatmen (1st century AD), Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Age
Archeological crypt under the Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II